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THE OLD PREACHER
>
> An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it
> was
> getting time the boy should give some thought to
> choosing
> a profession. Like many young men, the boy didn't
> really
> know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too
> concerned
> about it.
>
> One day, while the boy was away at school, his
> father
> decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's
> room
> and placed on his study table three objects:
>
> a Bible,
> a silver dollar, and
> a bottle of whisky.
>
> "I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher
> said
> to himself, "and when he comes home from school this
> afternoon, I'll see which object he picks up. If
> it's the
> Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and w hat
> a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar,
> he's go ing to be a businessman, and that would be
> okay,
> too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be
> a
> no-good drunkard, and,
> Lord, what a shame that would be."
>
> The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his
> son's
> footsteps as he entered the house whistling and
> headed
> for his room. He tossed his books on the bed, and as
> he
> turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on
> the
> table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to
> inspect them.
>
> Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under
> his arm.
> He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into
> his
> pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink.
>
> "Lord have mercy," the old man whispered,
> "He's gonna be a Congressman